This is the recap megathread for Gotham Episode 4 “Strike Force”. Be warned, there will be spoilers beyond this point.

Previously on Gotham…

We have Theo stewing about the past, GCPD having a blast, Mrs. Kringle just standing there like a dumbass, Bruce wants Alfred to make him a badass, he misses Selena, that sweet little lass and Theo makes Jerome take his last gasp….ok not going to do the rhyming next week

This was a setup episode, with a new Captain and the entitled Strike Force. Overall it was pretty good. A few random thoughts

I liked Michael Chicklis as the new Captain, Nathanial Barnes. He feels way more idealistic than is safe in Gotham and after some of the speeches I thought he might actually not survive the episode. He feels like Gordan as he should be, without the corrupting influence of Penguin.

There was a lot more Penguin in this episode than there has been. It’s nice to see him get more involved now that we’re past Jerome.

I guess from what i’ve read my Theo=Ra’s Al Ghul theroy is dead. I don’t know anything about the Court Of Owls but based on what i’ve read that is where the current storyline with Theo is coming from.

Butch was great in this episode “Darlin’, I’ve got no idea. We’ve been doing crazy stuff all day long.”. Like Rob Bricken said that line pretty much sums up Gotham.

Did anyone else get Arkham City vibes when Theo revealed his model? I get it’s not hte same thing since his thing looks like high end luxury shops and homes vs a prison, but it’s the same general idea of cutting out part of Gotham to make a seperate area.

I think Theo will regret making an enemy of Penguin. As he told him, don’t underestimate him. Once Mama Cobblepot is safe, all hell will break loose.

Can anyone who is familiar with the comics tell the audience if there was any significance with the names of the recruits who are picked for the “Strike Force”?

Alfred....oh Alfred. I actually get why he hit her. All he does is to protect Bruce. That said, I find the idea of the honorable Alfred hitting a child, even as one as manipulative as Selena, hard to fathom. I did like how he told Bruce to run home as part of his training.

Yes Theo, give Barbara something to do. If for no other reason than to keep us from remember what a waste of time her scenes were in Season One.

Did Theo really need to take out the other candidates? I would think after what happened at the charity ball, he would have a pretty good leg up on the others in the campaign.

Rob was incorrect, Barnes is not the Commissioner. So who is? I don’t think they’ve ever said who succeeded Eesen.

Ghost In The Machine reminided me I had completly forgotten about the Riddler/Gollum and Kringle story. First off, Nygma’s evil half is an MRA, talking about how Kringle owes him a date for saving her life. I did like how he showed some confidence when he asked her out and she seemed to genuinly be interested. I don’t think it was a pity date, though I can understand her concern when she realized the date was at his house. That said, the writers have no idea how to write for women because I can’t imagine any woman who would stay at a dude’s house after he said he was happy another guy was dead and admitted to having voices in his head that talk to him. It felt like a complete 180 for the Kringle we had seen in Season One.